Yên Bái Geographic coordinates

Yên Bái is in Lao Cai, Vietnam, at latitude 21.72288 and longitude 104.9113. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

21.72288, 104.9113

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.7229° N 104.9113° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°43'22.4'' N 104°54'40.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48Q 490827 2402157

Plus Code Open Location Code

7PH6PWF6+5G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w7fee6d0f

Latitude and longitude of Yên Bái

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 21.72288 104.9113
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.7229° N 104.9113° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°43'22.4'' N 104°54'40.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°43.373' N 104°54.678' E

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21.7229° N 104.9113° E
Yên Bái Parallel and meridian of Yên Bái Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Yên Bái

Distance to the equator 2,415 km (1,501 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,550 km (6,555 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,592 km (4,717 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,422 km (7,719 mi)
Elevation 45 m (148 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Yên Bái

Yên Bái lies near the same parallel as cities like Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and on the same meridian as cities like Chengdu (China).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Yên Bái have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Yên Bái: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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